Jackson County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	21,419	22,521	22,870	22,346	22,636	1,217	5.68%
Total Private Employment	18,233	19,273	19,544	18,969	19,124	891	4.89%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	D	D	D	587	N/A
Mining	D	D	D	0	0	0	N/A
Construction	731	909	980	970	939	208	28.45%
Manufacturing	7,034	7,519	7,104	6,821	6,669	-365	-5.19%
Wholesale Trade	932	1,062	1,198	1,199	1,190	258	27.68%
Retail Trade	2,148	2,283	2,472	2,392	2,371	223	10.38%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,873	1,950	1,940	1,592	1,745	-128	-6.83%
Utilities	132	131	125	124	124	-8	-6.06%
Information	51	55	57	46	61	10	19.61%
Finance and Insurance	414	406	416	424	429	15	3.62%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	129	133	121	127	152	23	17.83%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	275	266	302	358	387	112	40.73%
Mgmt. of Companies	53	55	71	75	78	25	47.17%
Admin. and Waste Services	801	827	1,022	984	991	190	23.72%
Educational Services	D	D	18	D	12	12	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,211	1,193	1,205	1,295	1,547	336	27.75%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	54	55	56	57	52	-2	-3.70%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,373	1,457	1,486	1,485	1,409	36	2.62%
Other Services	338	363	387	390	382	44	13.02%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	3,186	3,248	3,326	3,377	3,512	326	10.23%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 5/6/25.

Establishments by Sector
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	972	957	990	1,025	1,040	68	7.00%
Total Private Establishments	913	898	931	971	986	73	8.00%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	D	D	D	3	16.67%
Mining	D	D	D	0	0	-1	-100.00%
Construction	98	104	108	109	110	12	12.24%
Manufacturing	61	59	60	59	61	0	0.00%
Wholesale Trade	48	48	52	57	62	14	29.17%
Retail Trade	167	163	166	174	173	6	3.59%
Transport. and Warehousing	35	36	38	41	39	4	11.43%
Utilities	7	7	6	6	6	-1	-14.29%
Information	9	7	9	8	9	0	0.00%
Finance and Insurance	68	65	66	69	66	-2	-2.94%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42	41	42	47	51	9	21.43%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	59	52	55	64	69	10	16.95%
Mgmt. of Companies	4	3	4	4	5	1	25.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	43	42	47	47	47	4	9.30%
Educational Services	D	D	3	D	5	3	150.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	89	83	84	89	93	4	4.49%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	9	9	9	10	10	1	11.11%
Accommodation and Food Service	90	92	96	99	97	7	7.78%
Other Services	66	67	67	68	63	-3	-4.55%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	59	59	60	54	54	-5	-8.47%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of May 2025.

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